Yue Xiaofei looked at the Japanese Emperor groveling like a dog, undisguised contempt flashing in his eyes.
What a joke!
He said nothing more. He simply stood there like a cold execution overseer, waiting for the criminal to read out his own crimes.
Countless eyes around the world watched.
A bitter wind howled across the mountaintop.
The Japanese Emperor knelt before the vivid red flag, holding the Edict of Self-Accusation that would stain his name for generations. In a hoarse, trembling voice thick with humiliation, he began to read it word by word.
"The... the Edict of Self-Accusation..."
He struggled to get the words out. It felt as though his soul had been hollowed out.
"On behalf of the imperial family and government of Eastern Japan, I offer the people of the world, especially the people of the Dragon Kingdom, my deepest remorse and most profound apology for the crimes of aggression committed over the past century!"
As those words spread across the globe through the live broadcast, public opinion erupted!
Leaders of countless countries called emergency meetings at once!
They were utterly stunned by the audacity and ruthlessness of this young man from the Dragon Kingdom!
This was no simple act of revenge!
He was overturning the existing international order!
For the first time since awakening, the lion of the East had bared its razor-sharp fangs to the world!
In the most forceful, uncompromising way possible, it was declaring to everyone—
From this day on, we would make the rules of this world!
Meanwhile, the people of the Dragon Kingdom froze for a moment when they heard the first article of the edict. Then cheers even louder than before erupted across the country!
They had apologized!
At last, the apology they had waited nearly a century to hear had